One Year Ago: León and… Francine!

(from my journal)

León
19 April

In León after a relatively easy 18km walk, made only slightly more difficult by the fact of walking on sidewalks for much of it.

This is a fantastic city! It’s probably my favourite so far – other than Pamplona of course. Narrow, crooked streets, bursting with life and commerce.

The Cathedral is glorious. There’s an audio tour, of course, but unlike Burgos, they haven’t turned it into a museum. The liturgies are obviously still held in the Cathedral’s nave, with every portion fulfilling its intended function. Nor so large or grand as Burgos, it is nevertheless more harmonious and serene.

And the windows! Light pouring through jewels in harmony and balance. Just joyful.

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Francine has arrived! Her first act on arriving in the city was to find two French pilgrims in need of assistance. We assisted them.

Checked into the hotel attached to the Benedictine convent.

Big farewell to my Camino family: drinks then dinner. Tomorrow, Francine and I take a bus about a day forward so her first day of the Camino is not walking through the city and suburbs of León.

All the photos for day 18.